%0 Journal Article
%T Natural disasters
%J British medical journal: BMJ
%D 2005
%A Redmond, A. D.
%V 330
%N 7502
%P 1259-1261
%X Disasters are commonly divided into 'natural' and 'man made,' but such distinctions are generally artificial. All disasters are fundamentally human made, a function of where and how people choose or are forced to live. The trigger may be a natural phenomenon such as an earthquake, but its impact is governed by the prior vulnerability of the affected community.
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%I BMJ Publishing Group
%@ 0959-8138
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.330.7502.1259